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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Progression to secondary school > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Progression to secondary school > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
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STAT Bhutan India HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 52.81
Ranked 12th. 		62.75
Ranked 14th. 19% more than Bhutan
Children out of school, primary 8,045
Ranked 44th. 		1.39 million
Ranked 4th. 172 times more than Bhutan
Children out of school, primary per 1000 10.84
Ranked 25th. 10 times more than India 		1.14
Ranked 85th.
Children out of school, primary, female 3,236
Ranked 42nd. 		6.11 million
Ranked 1st. 1888 times more than Bhutan
College and university > Gender parity index 0.678
Ranked 72nd. 		0.726
Ranked 100th. 7% more than Bhutan
College and university > Share of total education spending 11.04%
Ranked 48th. 		35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Bhutan
Compulsary education duration 0.0
Ranked 187th. 		9
Ranked 64th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.65%
Ranked 20th. 47% more than India 		3.17%
Ranked 44th.
High school enrolment rate 97.65
Ranked 5th. 15% more than India 		85.13
Ranked 70th.
Literacy > Total population 47%
Ranked 148th. 		59.5%
Ranked 134th. 27% more than Bhutan
Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 6th. 40% more than India 		5
Ranked 160th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 6.21
Ranked 19th. 94% more than India 		3.21
Ranked 104th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 23.99
Ranked 39th. 		35.15
Ranked 29th. 47% more than Bhutan
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 19.89
Ranked 19th. 		25.92
Ranked 19th. 30% more than Bhutan
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 89th. 		7
Ranked 50th. 17% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Female 34%
Ranked 144th. 		48.3%
Ranked 131st. 42% more than Bhutan
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 4.36
Ranked 26th. 		5.58
Ranked 38th. 28% more than Bhutan
College and university > Gender ratio 58.6
Ranked 76th. 		69.94
Ranked 85th. 19% more than Bhutan
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 133th. 		3
Ranked 65th. 50% more than Bhutan
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 		2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 2% more than Bhutan
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 20th. 38% more than India 		8 years
Ranked 8th.
Secondary education, pupils 66,072
Ranked 57th. 		113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 1721 times more than Bhutan
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.76
Ranked 143th. 		0.93
Ranked 115th. 22% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Adult literacy 55.6%
Ranked 99th. 		66%
Ranked 91st. 19% more than Bhutan
Primary education, teachers 4,610
Ranked 62nd. 		3.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 850 times more than Bhutan
Primary education, pupils 110,575
Ranked 69th. 		137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 1246 times more than Bhutan
Adult literacy rate > Female 38.68
Ranked 12th. 		50.82
Ranked 14th. 31% more than Bhutan
Spending per student > College and university 167.19
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than India 		54.98
Ranked 18th.
High school > Gender ratio 99.08
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than India 		85.75
Ranked 116th.
Compulsary education starting age 0.0
Ranked 187th. 		6
Ranked 46th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 26.81
Ranked 10th. 1263 times more than India 		0.0212
Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 149th. 		4
Ranked 27th. Twice as much as Bhutan
Literacy > Male 60%
Ranked 141st. 		70.2%
Ranked 131st. 17% more than Bhutan
Spending > USD 43.61 million
Ranked 138th. 		36.6 billion
Ranked 15th. 839 times more than Bhutan
High school > Private school share 10.24%
Ranked 38th. 		41.89%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Bhutan
Spending > Proportion 3.35
Ranked 114th. 6% more than India 		3.17
Ranked 121st.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 31.05
Ranked 39th. 		40.2
Ranked 27th. 29% more than Bhutan
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 18th. 33% more than India 		3
Ranked 125th.
High school repeaters > Male 4.29
Ranked 2nd. 		5.15
Ranked 44th. 20% more than Bhutan
Preschool enrollment rate 109.15
Ranked 3rd. 		113.06
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Bhutan
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 2,079.8
Ranked 152nd. 		198,512.54
Ranked 2nd. 95 times more than Bhutan
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1,893
Ranked 122nd. 		11.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 5967 times more than Bhutan
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 7th. 40% more than India 		5
Ranked 169th.
Secondary education, teachers 3,322
Ranked 32nd. 		4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 1321 times more than Bhutan
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 19th. 25% more than India 		3.59
Ranked 77th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 11.29
Ranked 43th. 		40.31
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Bhutan
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 22nd. 33% more than India 		3
Ranked 120th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 6.48
Ranked 22nd. 46% more than India 		4.44
Ranked 42nd.
Spending per student > High school 31.11
Ranked 1st. 92% more than India 		16.18
Ranked 49th.
Secondary education, general pupils 66,072
Ranked 69th. 		100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 1528 times more than Bhutan
High school > Gender parity index 1.05
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than India 		0.918
Ranked 115th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 1
Ranked 161st. 		12,774
Ranked 14th. 12774 times more than Bhutan
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 24%
Ranked 61st. 		40%
Ranked 2nd. 67% more than Bhutan
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 30.3%
Ranked 14th. 41 times more than India 		0.745%
Ranked 119th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 3.26
Ranked 113th. 		10.49
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than Bhutan
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 54th. The same as India 		6
Ranked 96th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.9%
Ranked 50th. 21% more than India 		10.7%
Ranked 57th.
Children out of school, primary, male 4,809
Ranked 38th. 		4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 1009 times more than Bhutan
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.6%
Ranked 39th. 47% more than India 		3.8%
Ranked 76th.
High school > Students per teacher 19.89
Ranked 20th. 		25.92
Ranked 19th. 30% more than Bhutan
Secondary education > General pupils 41,514
Ranked 80th. 		83.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 2002 times more than Bhutan
Spending per student > Elementary school 7.07
Ranked 3rd. 		8.86
Ranked 62nd. 25% more than Bhutan
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 7th. 18% more than India 		11
Ranked 156th.
High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 8th. 18% more than India 		11
Ranked 138th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 60% more than India 		3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 43.4
Ranked 5th. 37% more than India 		31.74
Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 91,390
Ranked 137th. 		125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 1374 times more than Bhutan
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 34%
Ranked 107th. 28% more than India 		26.6%
Ranked 116th.
Elementary school graduate rate 90.08
Ranked 7th. 37% more than India 		65.79
Ranked 84th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 74.41
Ranked 14th. 		81.13
Ranked 14th. 9% more than Bhutan
Primary education, pupils per 1000 149.06
Ranked 28th. 32% more than India 		112.8
Ranked 72nd.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 89.07
Ranked 25th. 		93.13
Ranked 41st. 5% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 165.94
Ranked 7th. 		188.02
Ranked 21st. 13% more than Bhutan
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th. 		10.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Bhutan
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 2.85
Ranked 69th. 18 times more than India 		0.163
Ranked 184th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 75th. 		7
Ranked 44th. 17% more than Bhutan
Teacher student ratio > High school 20.64
Ranked 2nd. 		32.7
Ranked 9th. 58% more than Bhutan
Inequality adjusted index 0.312
Ranked 102nd. 18% more than India 		0.264
Ranked 109th.
High school repeaters > Female 4.35
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than India 		4.06
Ranked 43th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 27.7
Ranked 5th. 		40.2
Ranked 23th. 45% more than Bhutan
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 67.96
Ranked 14th. 		74.36
Ranked 14th. 9% more than Bhutan
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 81.3%
Ranked 65th. 11% more than India 		73%
Ranked 66th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 108,842
Ranked 5th. 		140.36 million
Ranked 1st. 1290 times more than Bhutan
Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 5th. 40% more than India 		5 years
Ranked 154th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $712.59
Ranked 80th. 16% more than India 		$616.31
Ranked 74th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 112.74
Ranked 2nd. 		128.4
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Bhutan
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 89.07
Ranked 20th. 4% more than India 		85.94
Ranked 45th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 92.42
Ranked 3rd. 23% more than India 		75
Ranked 17th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 7th. 18% more than India 		11
Ranked 161st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 2.86%
Ranked 63th. 		17.04%
Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than Bhutan
Elementary school > Gender ratio 101.44
Ranked 1st. 5% more than India 		96.83
Ranked 104th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 100
Ranked 1st. 19% more than India 		84.22
Ranked 63th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 4
Ranked 175th. 		5
Ranked 155th. 25% more than Bhutan
Primary education > Pupils 99,458
Ranked 77th. 		136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 1369 times more than Bhutan
Secondary education > Pupils 42,144
Ranked 78th. 		83.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 1990 times more than Bhutan
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 34.5%
Ranked 124th. 		50.4%
Ranked 88th. 46% more than Bhutan
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 80.04
Ranked 14th. 		88.41
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Bhutan
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 49.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th. 		77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 56% more than Bhutan
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 33.76%
Ranked 110th. 		38.45%
Ranked 105th. 14% more than Bhutan
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 117th. 		829,377
Ranked 12th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 23.99
Ranked 38th. 		35.15
Ranked 28th. 47% more than Bhutan
Secondary education > Teachers 1,499
Ranked 60th. 		2.59 million
Ranked 2nd. 1725 times more than Bhutan
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years
Ranked 78th. The same as India 		10 years
Ranked 24th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 96.1
Ranked 4th. 46% more than India 		65.79
Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 29,194
Ranked 142nd. 		81.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 2776 times more than Bhutan
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 31.14
Ranked 1st. 16% more than India 		26.86
Ranked 4th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 1.82
Ranked 138th. 		11.68
Ranked 70th. 6 times more than Bhutan
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 4th. 17% more than India 		6
Ranked 62nd.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.45%
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than India 		92.18%
Ranked 116th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 11,565
Ranked 3rd. 		5.56 million
Ranked 3rd. 481 times more than Bhutan
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.4%
Ranked 135th. 1% more than India 		46.82%
Ranked 143th.
Progression to secondary school 82.48%
Ranked 72nd. 		85.08%
Ranked 71st. 3% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 20,242
Ranked 7th. 		29.5 million
Ranked 1st. 1457 times more than Bhutan
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 60,112
Ranked 7th. 		79.46 million
Ranked 1st. 1322 times more than Bhutan
High school > Upper secondary starting age 17
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than India 		14
Ranked 186th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 53th. The same as India 		6
Ranked 89th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 6.6
Ranked 1st. 91% more than India 		3.45
Ranked 66th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 65.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 		76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 18% more than Bhutan
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 152.71
Ranked 45th. 31% more than India 		116.62
Ranked 83th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.155 per capita
Ranked 40th. 29% more than India 		0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 41.1
Ranked 29th. 3% more than India 		40
Ranked 2nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 9th. 		44%
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Bhutan
Primary education > Teachers 3,203
Ranked 70th. 		3.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 1058 times more than Bhutan
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 630
Ranked 76th. 		726,889
Ranked 15th. 1154 times more than Bhutan
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 45.41%
Ranked 127th. 7% more than India 		42.56%
Ranked 140th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 11.19
Ranked 1st. 14% more than India 		9.81
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 446.66
Ranked 7th. 		477.67
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 10,964
Ranked 5th. 		22.83 million
Ranked 1st. 2082 times more than Bhutan
Private school enrolment > Primary level 1.7
Ranked 74th. 		16.5
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Bhutan
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 5th. 40% more than India 		5
Ranked 142nd.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.92
Ranked 43th. 61% more than India 		3.05
Ranked 118th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 64.8
Ranked 60th. 		75.51
Ranked 88th. 17% more than Bhutan
Female enrolment share > Primary level 46.1%
Ranked 127th. 6% more than India 		43.6%
Ranked 20th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $519.78 million
Ranked 108th. 		$762.18 billion
Ranked 2nd. 1466 times more than Bhutan
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 54th. The same as India 		6
Ranked 97th.
Scouting > Members 21,294
Ranked 48th. 		3.37 million
Ranked 2nd. 158 times more than Bhutan
High school > Share of total education spending 56.74%
Ranked 1st. 51% more than India 		37.49%
Ranked 12th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 56,543
Ranked 5th. 		95.31 million
Ranked 1st. 1686 times more than Bhutan
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.3
Ranked 58th. 		2.33
Ranked 104th. 1% more than Bhutan
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 63.83
Ranked 59th. 		74.85
Ranked 67th. 17% more than Bhutan
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than India 		0.999
Ranked 46th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 44.7%
Ranked 106th. 13% more than India 		39.6%
Ranked 28th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 48
Ranked 11th. 		3,245
Ranked 9th. 68 times more than Bhutan
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 48.78
Ranked 134th. 		75.28
Ranked 104th. 54% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 23.25
Ranked 1st. 19% more than India 		19.59
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 28,227
Ranked 7th. 		33.62 million
Ranked 1st. 1191 times more than Bhutan
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 35.15
Ranked 1st. 35% more than India 		25.95
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 7.8
Ranked 1st. 1% more than India 		7.72
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 23.15
Ranked 1st. 35% more than India 		17.18
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 7,276
Ranked 7th. 		10.4 million
Ranked 1st. 1429 times more than Bhutan
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 21.67
Ranked 1st. 22% more than India 		17.74
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 17.83
Ranked 8th. 		29.71
Ranked 25th. 67% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 22,198
Ranked 6th. 		24.03 million
Ranked 1st. 1083 times more than Bhutan
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 19.93
Ranked 1st. 11% more than India 		18.03
Ranked 3rd.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 28.7
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than India 		2.73
Ranked 51st.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 7.45
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India 		3.48
Ranked 70th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 5.74
Ranked 1st. 68% more than India 		3.42
Ranked 60th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 78%
Ranked 52nd. 7% more than India 		73.1%
Ranked 59th.
Elementary school teachers 3,929
Ranked 5th. 		3.39 million
Ranked 1st. 862 times more than Bhutan
High school teachers 2,739
Ranked 3rd. 		2.59 million
Ranked 1st. 944 times more than Bhutan
High school enrolment rate > Male 95.21
Ranked 6th. 11% more than India 		85.91
Ranked 60th.
Teachers' Day date 5/2/2011 9/5/2011
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 42,144
Ranked 121st. 		89.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 2123 times more than Bhutan
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 66.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 		77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 17% more than Bhutan
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 152.91
Ranked 40th. 25% more than India 		122.63
Ranked 77th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 38.6
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India 		17.9
Ranked 58th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 90.4
Ranked 32nd. 33% more than India 		67.9
Ranked 63th.
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 10.24%
Ranked 38th. 		41.89%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Bhutan
Progression to secondary school, male > % 93.98%
Ranked 30th. 7% more than India 		88.23%
Ranked 66th.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 7.08%
Ranked 95th. 		20.31%
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Bhutan
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 66.96%
Ranked 13th. 30% more than India 		51.39%
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 14.2
Ranked 1st. 34% more than India 		10.63
Ranked 3rd.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 9.62%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than India 		3.19%
Ranked 73th.
Progression to secondary school > Female 82.65%
Ranked 69th. About the same as India 		82.25%
Ranked 68th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 91.04%
Ranked 38th. 15% more than India 		78.92%
Ranked 48th.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 8.79%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than India 		3.09%
Ranked 70th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 13%
Ranked 13th. 		23.1%
Ranked 15th. 78% more than Bhutan
Progression to secondary school > Male 82.33%
Ranked 65th. 		87.46%
Ranked 59th. 6% more than Bhutan
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.156 per capita
Ranked 32nd. 24% more than India 		0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st.
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 93.22%
Ranked 26th. 22% more than India 		76.34%
Ranked 48th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 17.01
Ranked 1st. 29% more than India 		13.21
Ranked 2nd.
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 95.45
Ranked 5th. 46% more than India 		65.28
Ranked 74th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 61.42%
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than India 		52.48%
Ranked 105th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 49.48%
Ranked 3rd. 12% more than India 		44.12%
Ranked 129th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.48%
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than India 		43.97%
Ranked 127th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 22,861
Ranked 6th. 		27.49 million
Ranked 1st. 1203 times more than Bhutan
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 30,354
Ranked 7th. 		38.57 million
Ranked 1st. 1271 times more than Bhutan
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 4.54
Ranked 8th. 		9.76
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Bhutan
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 10.75
Ranked 8th. 		17.36
Ranked 22nd. 61% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 196.09
Ranked 1st. 15% more than India 		170.93
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 6,677
Ranked 8th. 		17.86 million
Ranked 1st. 2676 times more than Bhutan
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 40.15%
Ranked 115th. 		56.86%
Ranked 58th. 42% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 4,045
Ranked 6th. 		5.87 million
Ranked 1st. 1450 times more than Bhutan
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 107,930
Ranked 7th. 		199.21 million
Ranked 1st. 1846 times more than Bhutan
Primary education, teachers > % female 40.2%
Ranked 59th. 		44%
Ranked 112th. 9% more than Bhutan
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 24.47%
Ranked 83th. 		40%
Ranked 37th. 63% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 18.91
Ranked 1st. 23% more than India 		15.37
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 0.314
Ranked 7th. 		1.24
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Bhutan
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 27.71
Ranked 8th. 8% more than India 		25.63
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 17.63
Ranked 1st. 23% more than India 		14.29
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 10.9
Ranked 1st. 13% more than India 		9.64
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 15.22
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India 		7.31
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 10.15
Ranked 1st. 		10.34
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Bhutan
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 43.2%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than India 		13.9%
Ranked 23th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.15% female
Ranked 59th. 10% more than India 		42.81% female
Ranked 121st.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 59.5%
Ranked 1st. 		61.01%
Ranked 94th. 3% more than Bhutan
Government spending on education > % of GDP 4.65%
Ranked 20th. 47% more than India 		3.17%
Ranked 44th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 12.42%
Ranked 2nd. 		41.89%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Bhutan
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 6.57%
Ranked 76th. 		13.48%
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Bhutan
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 4.79%
Ranked 76th. 		11.01%
Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Bhutan
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 88.4%
Ranked 3rd. 		95.52%
Ranked 58th. 8% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 84.91%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than India 		84.1%
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 52.81%
Ranked 15th. 		62.75%
Ranked 18th. 19% more than Bhutan
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 103.26%
Ranked 7th. 5% more than India 		98.4%
Ranked 76th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 9.12%
Ranked 54th. 		59.76%
Ranked 73th. 7 times more than Bhutan
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 9.5%
Ranked 53th. 		56.67%
Ranked 76th. 6 times more than Bhutan
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 13.48
Ranked 1st. 64% more than India 		8.21
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 3.28
Ranked 7th. 		6.95
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Bhutan
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 12.22
Ranked 8th. 		16.27
Ranked 21st. 33% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 5.5
Ranked 8th. 		8.24
Ranked 20th. 50% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 14.13
Ranked 8th. 		19.59
Ranked 21st. 39% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 28.14
Ranked 1st. 23% more than India 		22.9
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 4.94
Ranked 1st. 36% more than India 		3.62
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 14.84
Ranked 8th. 		24.33
Ranked 22nd. 64% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 18.88
Ranked 1st. 33% more than India 		14.21
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 7.72
Ranked 1st. 32% more than India 		5.86
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 49.02
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than India 		43.26
Ranked 9th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 1.04%
Ranked 116th. 		47.08%
Ranked 84th. 45 times more than Bhutan
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 87.38%
Ranked 3rd. 		89.81%
Ranked 79th. 3% more than Bhutan
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 108.38%
Ranked 4th. 		114.79%
Ranked 31st. 6% more than Bhutan
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 86.3%
Ranked 3rd. 		91.45%
Ranked 67th. 6% more than Bhutan
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 2.56%
Ranked 4th. 		17.04%
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Bhutan
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 89.17%
Ranked 29th. 10% more than India 		81.25%
Ranked 43th.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 48.7%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than India 		47.84%
Ranked 97th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 68.48%
Ranked 95th. 		78.13%
Ranked 88th. 14% more than Bhutan
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 94.9%
Ranked 20th. 55% more than India 		61.37%
Ranked 86th.
Repitition rate > Primary level 13.2
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than India 		4.2
Ranked 14th.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 84.91%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than India 		84.1%
Ranked 14th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 22.58
Ranked 13th. 		32.88
Ranked 16th. 46% more than Bhutan
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 7,951
Ranked 8th. 		17.23 million
Ranked 1st. 2167 times more than Bhutan
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 13,848
Ranked 7th. 		25.64 million
Ranked 1st. 1852 times more than Bhutan
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 3.7
Ranked 8th. 		10.12
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Bhutan
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 280.72
Ranked 6th. 		289.65
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Bhutan
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 64.71
Ranked 9th. 22 times more than India 		2.92
Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 10.51
Ranked 1st. 22% more than India 		8.61
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 1.97
Ranked 7th. 		3.49
Ranked 14th. 77% more than Bhutan
Secondary education, teachers > % female 39.25%
Ranked 24th. 		41.07%
Ranked 73th. 5% more than Bhutan

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